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Tuesday 21 March 2056 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 00:1212:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:402:40+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:271:27 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 58° above N. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 54° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:315:31+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:468:46 AM–09:349:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–13:541:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:253:25 PM–16:554:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:456:45 PM–20:338:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga06:216:21 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Udvega07:527:52 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Cara09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Kāla13:541:54 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Śubha15:253:25 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Roga16:554:55 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:266:26 PM–19:557:55 PMavoid
Lābha19:557:55 PM–21:259:25 PMgood
Udvega21:259:25 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Śubha22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Cara25:531:53+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMneutral
Roga27:233:23+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:524:52+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 26:402:40+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:3112:31+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:271:27 PM
Bālavauntil 26:402:40+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:253:25 PM–16:554:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:554:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī26:40 02:402:40 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikāpast sunriseRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha24:31 00:3112:31 AM WedPrīti
KaraṇaBava13:271:27 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2113
Śaka
1978
Kali
5157
Ahargaṇa
1 883 613
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:2810:28 AM
Moonset
21:279:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:468:46 AM09:349:34 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:253:25 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:456:45 PM20:338:33 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:315:31+1 AM31:187:18+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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